Lip balm

[kbuska]

Made lip balm for the first time and followed a recipe on soap queen with infused marigold petals. Turned out great, made 30, have 12 or so left after neighbors, friends, kids.

Ken

 

[Sunny]

That's great! Does it smell like the flower? Did you scent it with something else?

 

[kbuska]

Buttercreme but I used a local beeswax and so is smells a lot like honey.

 

[AmyW]

Nice! I've made it once so far and the stevia didn't dissolve right so I have gritty lip balm (aka trash). Will try it again some day. Glad your first try went better than mine!

 

[Sunny]

Amy - I have made it with stevia before and it doesn't exactly dissolve. I don't think it's oil soluble...? but I used such a small amount that it wasn't gritty, and you could still taste the sweetness.

 

[IrishLass]

I make mine with stevia, too, and with no grittiness. You have to play around with the usage rate at first to get it right, but it's very do-able to get the sweet without the grits.

IrishLass

 

[Tegan]

Our local heath food store sells liquid stevia. Having never made lip balm before I dont know if this would work, but might be worth a try?

 

[MsSharLee]

Our local heath food store sells liquid stevia. Having never made lip balm before I dont know if this would work, but might be worth a try?

Liquid Stevia works, that's what I use in my lip balm.

 

[saltydog]

Oh gosh, I've been dying to try lip balm.
Thanks for mentioning the soap queen tut, Ken, I forgot all about her. I've been looking for a basic recipe to try for a while now!

 

[busymakinsoap!]

I buy mine suspended in Coconut Oil - no problems with grittiness

 

[Soapy Tiger]

Ken, i used that recipe as well, but I don't know what to do with all the leftover infused oil. What did you do with it?

 

[judymoody]

I made lip balm over the weekend too!

It's great for combating that dry cold winter air we have here.

 

[Soapy Gurl]

Ohhhh, a nice local beeswax would make a big difference. I can imagine that extra honeyness.